Top Cry-Inducing Western Songs Ranking [2025]
Don’t you ever feel like crying?
I do.
I think it’s good to just forget everything and cry once in a while.
I’ve put together a list of Western songs that make you want to bawl your eyes out at times like that.
If you feel like crying, these are a must-listen.
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Western Music Tearjerker Songs Ranking [2025] (61–70)
With or Without YouU264rank/position
If there’s one quintessential U2 classic, it’s this song.
Their delicate melodies and the song’s evocative atmosphere almost bring you to tears.
The album it’s on, The Joshua Tree, is also widely celebrated as a masterpiece.
I’d especially recommend it to music-loving guys with sharpened sensibilities.
Show Me The Meaning Of Being LonelyBackstreet Boys65rank/position
The poignant ballad by the American group Backstreet Boys is a moving song themed around heartbreak and loneliness.
Featuring beautiful strings and a wistful melody, the members’ emotive vocals strike a chord.
Included on the May 1999 album “Millennium,” it was released as a single in December of the same year.
It became a global hit, reaching as high as No.
6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
As a song that offers solace to those grappling with a sense of loss, it continues to be beloved by many listeners today.
Whiskey LullabyBrad Paisley ft. Alison Krauss66rank/position
An acoustic ballad that tells the story of a man whose wife is taken by another man while he is away at war.
A collaboration by American country music singers Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss, it was released in 2004.
HurtChristina Aguilera67rank/position
This song makes you realize that it’s not easy to get back what you’ve lost.
What really mattered, what truly made you happy.
It conveys that unbearable, irreparable feeling of having hurt someone, and Christina’s powerful vocals resonate deep in your chest.
Heal The WorldMichael Jackson68rank/position
Included on the 1991 album “DANGEROUS.” Born in 1958, a singer-songwriter from Indiana.
With a gently unfolding rhythm, strings, and chorus that convey a sense of kindness matching the beautiful melody line, the lyrics about life and the problems of the world are deeply moving.
Heartbreak AnniversaryGiveon69rank/position
There may be no other song that portrays the pain of heartbreak this deeply.
Giveon’s distinctive baritone gently digs up the emotions buried in the depths of the heart.
The pangs of sadness that strike whenever you recall the day you parted, and the way the remaining mementos quietly speak to you, are exquisitely expressed through delicate lyrics and melody.
Released in March 2020 and nominated for a Grammy the following year, this work is recommended for times when you want to heal the pain of a broken heart or reaffirm your bond with someone special.
Why not spend some time facing your own feelings, accompanied by Giveon’s voice?
The Only ExceptionParamore70rank/position
A soulful acoustic track that sings about heartfelt love.
It was released in 2010 by the American rock band Paramore.
The music video was shot by photographer Brandon Chesbro.